эгис

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)iŕ. Cognate to Khakas ікіс (ìkìs), Tuvan ийис (iyis), etc.

Noun

эгис • (egis)

1. twins, twin

References

• N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “эгис”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN, page 273

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *ẹk(k)iz, from Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)iŕ (“twin”). Cognate with Kazakh егіз (egız), Karakalpak egiz, Kyrgyz эгиз (egiz), Crimean Tatar egiz, Karachay-Balkar эгиз (egiz), Kumyk эгиз (egiz), Tatar игез (igez), Azerbaijani əkiz, Turkish ikiz, Turkmen ekiz , Shor ийгис, Tuvan ийис (iyis), etc.

Noun

эгис • (egis)

1. twin

Declension

Inflection of эгис

	singular	plural
absolute	эгис (egis)	эгистер (egister)
definite genitive	эгистиҥ (egistiŋ)	эгистердиҥ (egisterdiŋ)
dative	эгиске (egiske)	эгистерге (egisterge)
definite accusative	эгисти (egisti)	эгистерди (egisterdi)
locative	эгисте (egiste)	эгистерде (egisterde)
ablative	эгистеҥ (egisteŋ)	эгистердеҥ (egisterdeŋ)

Related terms

• эки (eki)

References

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “эгис”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN